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Figure 7.13. We drew you this epic piece of artwork in SVG-edit (MIT Licensed and source code at
http://code.google.com/p/svg-edit/
). Look closely and you can observe the epic struggle between SVG and Canvas.
Although SVG is an ambitious language, because of its DOM integration and massive
scope developers aren't yet pursuing it. If SVG is to compete with Canvas, it needs to come
up with an API that's more JavaScript friendly. But by exploring it now, you've put your-
self ahead of the curve; you'll be ready to leap forward when SVG 2.0 hits the market.
A vital part of interactive applications is sound effects and video integration for complex
animations. In the next chapter, we'll be covering HTML5's audio and video APIs so you
can integrate them into your applications.
